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package co.cask.cdap.data.stream.service.heartbeat;

import com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture;
import com.google.common.util.concurrent.Service;

/**
 * Publishes {@link StreamWriterHeartbeat}s.
 */
public interface HeartbeatPublisher extends Service {

  /**
   * Publish one heartbeat.
   *
   * @param heartbeat heartbeat to publish
   * @return a {@link ListenableFuture} describing the state of publishing. The {@link ListenableFuture#get} method
   * will return the published heartbeat.
   */
  ListenableFuture<StreamWriterHeartbeat> sendHeartbeat(StreamWriterHeartbeat heartbeat);
}
